Policy – Category 6000 (Instruction)
BP 6003 – Nonpublic Schools and Agencies
Each LEA agrees to use the Master Contract and ISA adopted by the DMSELPA. DMSELPA administration will ensure that the Master Contract has been approved by the California Association of Health and Education Linked Professions, Joint Powers Authority (CAHELP JPA) Governance Council and/or legal counsel and is updated per federal or state requirements. NPS’ are required by the Master Contract and the IEP team to annually evaluate the child (formally and informally) to determine if the child is making appropriate educational progress. As part of the IEP review process, each LEA that contracts with a NPS shall evaluate the placement of its student(s) in such a school on at least an annual basis. The LEA representative shall collaboratively review the NPS evaluation data to ensure that the results are appropriate, reliable, and valid for measuring student progress. The LEA may determine to conduct the evaluation(s) and/or choose to administer additional assessments with parental consent.
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Children Residing in Group Homes/Foster Homes
LEAs within the DMSELPA have an obligation to place children who are homeless or who are foster children in school as required under the McKinney-Vento Education for Homeless Children and Youths Program. Under McKinney-Vento, these children must be provided access to a free appropriate public education (FAPE) and other services needed without following standard enrollment practices. No proof of residency, immunization records, tuberculosis skin-test results, school records, or legal guardianship papers are required for a child under McKinney-Vento to receive educational services. This process will also apply to Administrative Transfers into the LEA from a LEA, NPS, or county- operated programs. The following are guidelines that LEAs should follow for processing and expediting the enrollment of foster placed/homeless children with disabilities: 1. The LEA will notify the DMSELPA immediately upon obtaining knowledge of a child who meets the criteria of homeless and/or foster youth with special needs who has transferred into the LEA. 2. Based upon the information available to the LEA (e.g., child’s current IEP), the LEA will immediately consider a range of possible placement options for the child, including LEA options, if appropriate, and notify the DMSELPA. If the child is appropriate for a LEA program, the LEA will immediately enroll the child.
3. I f the child’s IEP indicates that the child previously attended a NPS, the LEA will do the following:
a. Complete the Transfer into LEA form (DM 52) and obtain the parent and/or guardian signature.
BP 6003 – Nonpublic Schools and Agencies
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Desert Mountain Special Education Local Plan Area (DMSELPA) (rev. 09/18)
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